In a highly unscientific investigation, I stopped by my local Sony Style store yesterday to ask the customer reps about Black Friday sales. The rep I talked to initially suspected I was a mall employee, but once we got that case of mistaken identity out of the way, he was very willing to share details … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Motorola DOCSIS 3.0 Modems in the Wild: Connected Home 2 Go Tech Behind All-Digital Cable Transition: Connected Home 2 Go MPAA Intends to Close Analog Hole: Geek Tonic The Motorola Museum: Connected Home 2 Go Boxee Fix for Apple TV 2.3: Geek Tonic
I’m a big fan of widgets – online, on TV, and on random gadgets that happen to be connected to the Internet – which is why news of a Widget Developer Challenge out of Motorola this week piqued my interest. (Keep in mind, I’m employed by Motorola, so take that as you will. But also … Read more
The topic of replacing pay television services (cable, satellite) with web video comes up much more frequently these days as online content proliferates and given the economic downturn – folks are looking for ways to conserve. Having sampled just about every web service and video box, I recently weighed in at MultiChannel News: Dave Zatz, … Read more
It’s unclear how many listen to President George W. Bush’s weekly radio addresses. I suppose reporters tune in, because I occasionally catch an excerpt on NPR, but I’ve never heard of anyone setting up their own podcast feed from WhiteHouse.gov for the weekly words of wisdom. Will that change when President-Elect Barak Obama takes over? … Read more
I ran across two very interesting and diminutive products at CES Unveiled earlier this week. While the technology is compelling, I suspect the implementation will have to improve and the challenge these products solve will have to be clarified before we’d see any sort of mainstream or mass market adoption. Generating positive attention and finding … Read more
We’re about half way through Q4, and have yet to see the Moxi 3012 DVR – a CableCARD box utilizing Digeo’s own hardware platform (rather than the previous Motorola STBs) and intended for MSOs. Charter was supposedly scheduled to take delivery last quarter. But given Digeo’s prior shenanigans and missed targets, this latest set back … Read more
I’ve gone ahead and joined the netbook revolution. After originally trying to get onboard a couple of months ago with Lenovo’s 10" Ideapad (~$400), repeated shipping delays led me to cancel that order. The MSI Wind is consistently rated as one of the top models in this category, so when Best Buy dropped the price … Read more